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Originally posted by BobbleheadDoll:
The truth is Chris that all pitchers are subject to injury even with good mechanics. Good mechanics and proper conditioning help to reduce the risk.


100% agree..... That's why looking for pitchers with injuries, then trying to find a specific cause in mechanics is guesswork.Players get hurt in many ways...many of which do not relate to some mechanical flaw (Some do). Ken Griffey Jr.keeps pulling/tearing his hamstring....does not mean he needs advice on how to run. He may have made one mis-step that he is still paying for. Same with pitchers....they make make one individual movement (could be on the field, could be in the shower ?) that injures them that no amount of clip searching will ever identify.

I've been coaching youth baseball for years...Never had, or seen, one longterm arm injury. That does not mean we don't have an occasional tired arm. What do we do with it? REST IT. I have seen a correlation between sore arms and when the other team's best hitter is coming up with guys on base... maybe we should get rid of him? Big Grin
Last edited by troy99
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